Ambrose Bierce Quotes about Politics

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PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

PRESIDENCY, n. The greased pig in the field game of American politics.

Ambrose Bierce

Pigs, Games, Politics

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.187, University of Georgia Press

PANDEMONIUM, n. Literally, the Place of All the Demons. Most of them have escaped into politics and finance, and the place is now used as a lecture hall by the Audible Reformer.

Ambrose Bierce

Politics, Lectures, Finance

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2476, Delphi Classics

ARENA, n. In politics, an imaginary rat-pit in which the statesman wrestles with his record.

Ambrose Bierce

Pits, Records, Politics

Ambrose Bierce (2004). “The Devil's Dictionaries: The Best of the Devil's Dictionary and the American Heretic's Dictionary”, p.20, See Sharp Press

RECOUNT, n. In American politics, another throw of the dice, accorded to the player against whom they are loaded.

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Player, Politics, Dice

Ambrose Bierce, S. T. Joshi, David E. Schultz (2000). “The Fall of the Republic and Other Political Satires”, p.235, Univ. of Tennessee Press

DELEGATION, n. In American politics, an article of merchandise that comes in sets.

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Politics, Delegation, Articles

Ambrose Bierce (2016). “The Devil's Dictionary: The Devil World”, p.43, 谷月社

PICKANINNY, n. The young of the "Procyanthropos", or "Americanus dominans". It is small, black and charged with political fatalities.

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Political, Black, Politics

Ambrose Bierce (2001). “The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary”, p.182, University of Georgia Press

NOMINATE, v. To designate for the heaviest political assessment. To put forward a suitable person to incur the mudgobbling and deadcatting of the opposition.

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Assessment, Political, Politics

Ambrose Bierce (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Ambrose Bierce (Illustrated)”, p.2467, Delphi Classics